Emma Spoor

Website: msspoortxhistory.weebly.com

Education:
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Bachelors of History, May 2015
Minors in English and Geography

Alternative Certification Candidate

ACT San Antonio
7-12 Social Studies & 4-8 ELA/R TExES Passed

Work Experience:
Chicos, College Station, TX
September 2013 May 2015
Sales Associate
Greets and assists customers; responds to customer inquiries and complaints in a professional and timely manner;
resolves customer questions/concerns to their satisfaction
Ensures the visual packet materials, props and signage are received and processed in a timely manner, properly
stores stockroom hardware, hangers, sign holders, etc.
Processes freight and reorganizes merchandise as needed
Communication Networks in the Atlantic World Research Project, Online
January 2014 May 2015
Student Researcher
The project is a multi-year, multi-national digital humanities research project in its third year. Funded largely by
Texas A&M University and the Qatar Foundation, the project has an annual budget in excess of $70,000
Reviewed excerpts from seventeenth and eighteenth-century newspapers that circulated around the Atlantic
World and documented what information travelled around the Atlantic World and at what speed
Assisted a team that included faculty collaborators from three institutions and two dozen graduate and
undergraduate students from a dozen countries working in multiple languages around the globe
First United Methodist Church, Boerne, TX
May 2013 August 2013
Youth Program Intern
Led weekly girls Bible study and mentored junior high school girls
Organized and led a weekly activity night that included games, skits, and a Biblical message
Collaborated with Youth Program Director on summer retreats and camps
Planned Non-Stop-A-Thon, a 24-hour fellowship event for junior high school students

Extracurricular Involvement:
American Institute of Foreign Study (AIFS), St. Petersburg, Russia
January 2013 May 2013
Study Abroad Student
Completed coursework in Russian History from Kievan Rus to the Revolution, 19th Century Russian Literature,
and Intermediate Russian Language
Volunteered at The State Hermitage Museum in the archives department and visitor center
Participated in cultural excursions to Novgorod, Russia; Moscow, Russia; Helsinki, Finland; and Tallin, Estonia
KANM Student Radio, College Station, TX
Student DJ
Hosted a weekly music radio show and participated in club sponsored activities

January 2015 May 2015

Freshmen in Liberal Arts Reaching Excellence, College Station, TX

September 2011 May 2012
Member, Public Relations Committee
Selected to participate in leadership development activities and to represent the College of
Liberal Arts through community service projects
Responsible for assisting in the design and distribution of FLARE merchandise and the
organization of the Parents Day Luncheon